Fickle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

liable to sudden unpredictable change

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɪkəl/.

Examples

fickle friends
a flirt's volatile affections
erratic behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

erratic quicksilver volatile mercurial

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments “fickle friends”
adjective	liable to sudden unpredictable change “erratic behavior”

Word Forms

fickleness

noun

unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wankelmütig

gekennzeichnet durch unberechenbare Veränderlichkeit in Zuneigungen oder Bindungen

🇫🇷French

inconstant

marqué par une variabilité erratique des affections ou des attachements

🇪🇸Spanish

voluble

marcado por una variabilidad errática en los afectos o apegos

🇮🇹Italian

volubile

segnato da mutevolezza irregolare negli affetti o negli attaccamenti

🇳🇱Dutch

onvoorspelbaar

gekenmerkt door grillige veranderlijkheid in genegenheden of gehechtheden

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconstante

marcado por uma mudança errática em afetos ou apegos

🇷🇺Russian

непостоянный

отмечен беспорядочной изменчивостью привязанностей и привязанностей.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चंचल

स्नेह या लगाव में अनियमित परिवर्तनशीलता द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

চঞ্চল

স্নেহ বা সংযুক্তিতে অনিয়মিত পরিবর্তনযোগ্যতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலையற்ற

பாசங்கள் அல்லது இணைப்புகளில் ஒழுங்கற்ற மாறக்கூடிய தன்மையால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చంచలమైన

ఆప్యాయతలు లేదా అనుబంధాలలో అస్థిరమైన మార్పుతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

चंचल

स्नेह किंवा संलग्नकांमध्ये अनियमित बदलण्यायोग्यतेद्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચંચળ

સ્નેહ અથવા જોડાણોમાં અનિયમિત પરિવર્તનશીલતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಂಚಲ

ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಲಗತ್ತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചഞ്ചലമായ

വാത്സല്യങ്ങളിലോ അറ്റാച്ച്‌മെൻ്റുകളിലോ ക്രമരഹിതമായ മാറ്റങ്ങളാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਚਲ

ਪਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਅਟੈਚਮੈਂਟਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

چست

پیار یا منسلکات میں بے ترتیب تبدیلی کے ذریعہ نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

善变的

以情感或依恋的不稳定变化为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

気まぐれな

愛情や愛着の不安定な変わりやすさを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

변하기 쉬운

애정이나 애착의 변덕스러운 변화로 특징지어짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hay thay đổi

được đánh dấu bằng sự thay đổi thất thường trong tình cảm hoặc sự gắn bó

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แน่นอน

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่ไม่แน่นอนในความรักหรือความผูกพัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berubah-ubah

ditandai dengan perubahan yang tidak menentu dalam kasih sayang atau keterikatan

🇵🇭Filipino

pabagu-bago

minarkahan ng mali-mali na pagbabago sa mga pagmamahal o attachment

🇲🇾Malay

berubah-ubah

ditandai dengan perubahan yang tidak menentu dalam kasih sayang atau keterikatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متقلب

يتميز بالتغير غير المنتظم في العواطف أو المرفقات

🇮🇷Persian

بی ثبات

با تغییر پذیری نامنظم در محبت ها یا دلبستگی ها مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kararsız

Duygulanımlarda veya bağlılıklarda düzensiz değişkenlik ile işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲפַכְפַּך

מסומן בשינוי לא יציב בחיבה או בהחזקות

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